{"product_id":"a-literary-guide-to-provence-daniel-vitaglione-9780804010368","title":"A Literary Guide to Provence","description":"\u003cp\u003eProvence through the eyes of its writers-those who wrote of it in Provençal or French and also those visitors who were moved by its beauty-that is the inspiration behind \u003ci\u003eA Literary Guide to Provence\u003c\/i\u003e. In this compact travel guide, Marseilles native Daniel Vitaglione presents a literary panorama of the region of southern France from the Avignon of Mistral to Colette's St. Tropez.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIncluding such sites as the birthplace of Nostradamus and the ruins of the Marquis de Sade's castle, \u003ci\u003eA Literary Guide to Provence\u003c\/i\u003e presents a thousand years of history entwined with maps and photos that provide readers on tour with a sense of the historical import of this most beautiful of regions even as they experience it firsthand.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eBoth authors of Provençal ancestry and those who came to love and live in Provence are featured in this comprehensive and enchanting picture of the garden place of France. The Riviera enticed Virginia Woolf. Toulon inspired two novels by Georges Sand. Robert Louis Stevenson resided in Hyères, as did Edith Wharton. Le Lavandou was Willa Cather's favorite place. F. Scott Fitzgerald lived in St. Raphael and Juan-les-Pins, where he wrote \u003ci\u003eTender is the Night\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThis illustrated guide follows in these writers' footsteps, and the practical information on hotels and restaurants (phones, web sites, email, etc.) make it the ideal traveling companion for armchair tourists and those who cannot resist seeing Provence for themselves.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Daniel Vitaglione\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0804010366\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780804010368\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Ohio University Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 11\/01\/2001\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 240\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.91lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.48h x 5.49w x 0.81d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eLibrary Journal\u003c\/i\u003e 08\/01\/2001 pg. 145\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eUniv PR Books for Public Libry\u003c\/i\u003e 01\/01\/2002 pg. 91 - Strongly Recommended\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eLibrary Journal\u003c\/i\u003e 08\/03\/2001","brand":"Daniel Vitaglione","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":46962515280127,"sku":"9780804010368","price":24.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_5bf0183b-3c29-4fe4-9839-d7e918e9c007.jpg?v=1750651682","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/a-literary-guide-to-provence-daniel-vitaglione-9780804010368","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}